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  • 1 pinch

    [pin ] 1. verb
    1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) []kniebt
    2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) spiest
    3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) nozagt; nočiept
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) kniebiens
    2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) šķipsniņa
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    - feel the pinch
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    kniebiens; šķipsna; spiedīgi apstākļi, grūtības; nokniebt, sakniebt, saspiest; kniebt; iekniebt; spiest; sagādāt ciešanas, mocīt; skopoties; nočiept; apcietināt

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  • 2 pinch-hit

    raidīt sitienu cita vietā; būt par aizstājēju

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  • 3 pinch-hitter

    beisbola spēlētājs, kurš raida sitienu cita vietā

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  • 4 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt

    (to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) izturēties kritiski/skeptiski; neņemt par pilnu

    English-Latvian dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt

  • 5 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt

    (to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) izturēties kritiski/skeptiski; neņemt par pilnu

    English-Latvian dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt

  • 6 feel the pinch

    (to be in difficulty because of lack of money.) būt naudas grūtībās

    English-Latvian dictionary > feel the pinch

  • 7 salt

    [so:lt] 1. noun
    1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sāls
    2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sāls
    3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) pieredzējis jūrnieks; jūras vilks
    2. adjective
    (containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) sāļš
    3. verb
    (to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) sālīt; pielikt sāli
    - saltness
    - salty
    - saltiness
    - bath salts
    - the salt of the earth
    - take something with a grain/pinch of salt
    - take with a grain/pinch of salt
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    sāls; sālstrauks; pikantums; asprātība, atjautība; vecs jūrnieks, jūras vilks

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  • 8 Nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
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    japānis; kniebiens, kodiens; malciņš; iedzert malciņu

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  • 9 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    kniebt, kost; iekniebt, iekost; sažņaugt, saspiest; nokost, nopostīt, iznīcināt; izskriet

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  • 10 snuff

    I noun
    (powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose: He took a pinch of snuff.) šņaucamā tabaka
    II verb
    (to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) apgriezt degli (svecei u.tml.)
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    degļa gals; šņaucamā tabaka; šņauciens; ostīšana, ošņāšana; nogriezt degli; ostīt, ošņāt; šņaukt; šņaukāties

    English-Latvian dictionary > snuff

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